Honorific Prefix: | Rt. Hon |
Darlington Nwokocha | |
Office: | Senator for Abia Central |
Term Start: | 13 June 2023 |
Term End: | 4 November 2023 |
Predecessor: | Theodore Orji |
Successor: | Austin Akobundu |
Office1: | Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Abia |
Term Start1: | 9 June 2015 |
Term End1: | 11 June 2023 |
Successor1: | Ginger Onwusibe |
Constituency1: | Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala-Ngwa South |
Office2: | Member of the Abia State House of Assembly |
Term Start2: | June 2007 |
Term End2: | June 2015 |
Constituency2: | Isiala Ngwa North |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1967 |
Party: | Labour Party (2023—present) |
Otherparty: | Peoples Democratic Party (before 2023) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Darlington Nwokocha (born 16 August 1967) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Abia Central senatorial district from June to November 2023.[1] Before his election to the Senate, he was a member of the House of Representatives, representing Isiala-Ngwa North/Isiala-Ngwa South from 2015 to 2019. He served as the chairman on Insurance and Actuarial Matters during his time in the House.[2] Nwokocha was a member of the Abia State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015.[3] His term in the senate was short-lived as a result of his election being nullified by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria.[4]
On 4 November 2023, the Appeal Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos, nullified Senator Darlington Nwokocha's election victory.[5] He had previously won at a lower tribunal but the judgment was appealed by his challenger Col Austin Akobundu (retd)[6] leading to his removal from the Senate. He is replaced by Col. Austin Akobundu who won his petition at the Court of Appeal.[7]